Resuming the narrative of his Pulitzer Prize-winning
Ghost Wars, best-selling author Steve Coll tells for the first time the epic and enthralling story of America's intelligence, military, and diplomatic efforts to defeat Al Qaeda and the Taliban in Afghanistan and Pakistan since 9/11.

5 out of 5 stars

Slow At Times But Always Horrifying And Engaging

By
Gillian
on
02-20-18

The Female Brain

By:
Louann Brizendine M.D.

Narrated by:
Louann Brizendine M.D.

Length: 7 hrs and 6 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4 out of 5 stars
722

Performance

4 out of 5 stars
458

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
451

Why are women more verbal than men? Why do women remember details of fights that men can't remember at all? Why do women tend to form deeper bonds with their female friends than men do with their male counterparts? These and other questions have stumped both sexes throughout the ages. Now, pioneering neuropsychiatrist Louann Brizendine, M.D., brings together the latest findings to show how the unique structure of the female brain determines how women think and what they value.

5 out of 5 stars

Layperson’s Guide to the Female Brain

By
Richard
on
09-05-07

The Oedipus Plays

An Audible Original Drama

By:
Sophocles,
Ian Johnston - translator

Narrated by:
Jamie Glover,
Hayley Atwell,
Michael Maloney,
and others

Length: 5 hrs and 8 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
605

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
560

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
560

The three Theban plays by Sophocles - Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus and Antigone - are one of the great landmarks of Western theatre. They tell the story of Oedipus, King of Thebes, who was destined to suffer a terrible fate - to kill his father, marry his mother, and beget children of the incestuous union. He does this unknowingly but still has to suffer terrible consequences, which also tragically affect the next generation.

5 out of 5 stars

So Well Done!

By
LacyADM
on
07-12-16

If on a Winter's Night a Traveler

By:
Italo Calvino

Narrated by:
Jefferson Mays

Length: 9 hrs and 58 mins

Unabridged

Overall

3.5 out of 5 stars
174

Performance

4 out of 5 stars
159

Story

3.5 out of 5 stars
156

Italo Calvino imagines a novel capable of endless mutations in this intricately crafted story about writing and readers.
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler turns out to be not one novel but 10, each with a different plot, style, ambience, and author, and each interrupted at a moment of suspense. Together they form a labyrinth of literatures, known and unknown, alive and extinct, through which two readers, a male and a female, pursue both the story lines that intrigue them and one another.

5 out of 5 stars

The position of the feet during reading...

By
literate rose
on
02-09-18

The World as Will And Idea, Volume 1

By:
Arthur Schopenhauer

Narrated by:
Leighton Pugh

Length: 20 hrs and 31 mins

Unabridged

Overall

5 out of 5 stars
28

Performance

5 out of 5 stars
26

Story

5 out of 5 stars
26

Schopenhauer was just 30 when his magnum opus,
Die Welt als Wille und Vorstellung, a work of considerable learning and innovation of thought, first appeared in 1818.

Much to his chagrin and puzzlement (so convinced was he of its merits), it didn't have an immediate effect on European philosophy, views and culture. It was only decades later that it was recognised as one of the major intellectual landmarks of the 19th century.

5 out of 5 stars

There is no philosophy without Schopenhauer!!!!!

By
eric carter
on
03-18-17

Mastery

By:
Robert Greene

Narrated by:
Fred Sanders

Length: 16 hrs and 8 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
5,898

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
5,120

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
5,102

What did Charles Darwin, middling schoolboy and underachieving second son, do to become one of the earliest and greatest naturalists the world has known? What were the similar choices made by Mozart and by Caesar Rodriguez, the U.S. Air Force's last ace fighter pilot? In
Mastery, Robert Greene's fifth book, he mines the biographies of great historical figures for clues about gaining control over our own lives and destinies. Picking up where
The 48 Laws of Power left off, Greene culls years of research and original interviews to blend historical anecdote and psychological insight, distilling the universal ingredients of the world's masters.

4 out of 5 stars

Classic Robert Greene

By
Geoff
on
04-14-13

Directorate S

The C.I.A. and America's Secret Wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan

By:
Steve Coll

Narrated by:
Malcolm Hillgartner

Length: 28 hrs and 30 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
134

Performance

5 out of 5 stars
123

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
123

Resuming the narrative of his Pulitzer Prize-winning
Ghost Wars, best-selling author Steve Coll tells for the first time the epic and enthralling story of America's intelligence, military, and diplomatic efforts to defeat Al Qaeda and the Taliban in Afghanistan and Pakistan since 9/11.

5 out of 5 stars

Slow At Times But Always Horrifying And Engaging

By
Gillian
on
02-20-18

The Female Brain

By:
Louann Brizendine M.D.

Narrated by:
Louann Brizendine M.D.

Length: 7 hrs and 6 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4 out of 5 stars
722

Performance

4 out of 5 stars
458

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
451

Why are women more verbal than men? Why do women remember details of fights that men can't remember at all? Why do women tend to form deeper bonds with their female friends than men do with their male counterparts? These and other questions have stumped both sexes throughout the ages. Now, pioneering neuropsychiatrist Louann Brizendine, M.D., brings together the latest findings to show how the unique structure of the female brain determines how women think and what they value.

5 out of 5 stars

Layperson’s Guide to the Female Brain

By
Richard
on
09-05-07

The Oedipus Plays

An Audible Original Drama

By:
Sophocles,
Ian Johnston - translator

Narrated by:
Jamie Glover,
Hayley Atwell,
Michael Maloney,
and others

Length: 5 hrs and 8 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
605

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
560

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
560

The three Theban plays by Sophocles - Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus and Antigone - are one of the great landmarks of Western theatre. They tell the story of Oedipus, King of Thebes, who was destined to suffer a terrible fate - to kill his father, marry his mother, and beget children of the incestuous union. He does this unknowingly but still has to suffer terrible consequences, which also tragically affect the next generation.

5 out of 5 stars

So Well Done!

By
LacyADM
on
07-12-16

If on a Winter's Night a Traveler

By:
Italo Calvino

Narrated by:
Jefferson Mays

Length: 9 hrs and 58 mins

Unabridged

Overall

3.5 out of 5 stars
174

Performance

4 out of 5 stars
159

Story

3.5 out of 5 stars
156

Italo Calvino imagines a novel capable of endless mutations in this intricately crafted story about writing and readers.
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler turns out to be not one novel but 10, each with a different plot, style, ambience, and author, and each interrupted at a moment of suspense. Together they form a labyrinth of literatures, known and unknown, alive and extinct, through which two readers, a male and a female, pursue both the story lines that intrigue them and one another.

5 out of 5 stars

The position of the feet during reading...

By
literate rose
on
02-09-18

The World as Will And Idea, Volume 1

By:
Arthur Schopenhauer

Narrated by:
Leighton Pugh

Length: 20 hrs and 31 mins

Unabridged

Overall

5 out of 5 stars
28

Performance

5 out of 5 stars
26

Story

5 out of 5 stars
26

Schopenhauer was just 30 when his magnum opus,
Die Welt als Wille und Vorstellung, a work of considerable learning and innovation of thought, first appeared in 1818.

Much to his chagrin and puzzlement (so convinced was he of its merits), it didn't have an immediate effect on European philosophy, views and culture. It was only decades later that it was recognised as one of the major intellectual landmarks of the 19th century.

5 out of 5 stars

There is no philosophy without Schopenhauer!!!!!

By
eric carter
on
03-18-17

Mastery

By:
Robert Greene

Narrated by:
Fred Sanders

Length: 16 hrs and 8 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
5,898

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
5,120

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
5,102

What did Charles Darwin, middling schoolboy and underachieving second son, do to become one of the earliest and greatest naturalists the world has known? What were the similar choices made by Mozart and by Caesar Rodriguez, the U.S. Air Force's last ace fighter pilot? In
Mastery, Robert Greene's fifth book, he mines the biographies of great historical figures for clues about gaining control over our own lives and destinies. Picking up where
The 48 Laws of Power left off, Greene culls years of research and original interviews to blend historical anecdote and psychological insight, distilling the universal ingredients of the world's masters.

4 out of 5 stars

Classic Robert Greene

By
Geoff
on
04-14-13

What Do Women Want?

Adventures in the Science of Female Desire

By:
Daniel Bergner

Narrated by:
Charles Pasternak

Length: 6 hrs and 45 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4 out of 5 stars
291

Performance

3.5 out of 5 stars
249

Story

4 out of 5 stars
244

When it comes to sex, common wisdom holds that men roam while women crave closeness and commitment. But in this provocative, headline-making book, Daniel Bergner turns everything we thought we knew about women's arousal and desire inside out. Drawing on extensive research and interviews with renowned behavioral scientists, sexologists, psychologists, and everyday women, he forces us to reconsider long-held notions about female sexuality.

5 out of 5 stars

Masterfully read, depressing yet thoughtful book

By
Boom Depleter
on
10-10-14

Conversation Casanova

How to Effortlessly Start Conversations and Flirt Like a Pro

By:
Dave Perrotta

Narrated by:
Dave Perrotta

Length: 2 hrs and 21 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4 out of 5 stars
479

Performance

4 out of 5 stars
415

Story

4 out of 5 stars
409

Do you freeze up when you see an attractive girl? Do you run out of things to say? Do you struggle to attract women through conversation? It doesn't have to be this way. What if you could effortlessly strike up a conversation with any woman, at any time, in any environment? What if you knew exactly how to keep the conversation going (so you never ran out of things to say)? What if you could command women's attention and instantly connect with them? What if you could turn any conversation from boring to sexual?

2 out of 5 stars

Giacomo Girolamo Casanova RIP

By
EastCoastTango
on
09-09-17

Emma [Naxos]

By:
Jane Austen

Narrated by:
Juliet Stevenson

Length: 16 hrs and 38 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
2,769

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
2,294

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
2,290

One of Jane Austen's most popular novels. Arrogant, self-willed, and egotistical, Emma is her most unusual heroine.

5 out of 5 stars

Wonderful listen

By
H. CRODDICK
on
08-07-08

The Dead Sea Scrolls

By:
The Great Courses

Narrated by:
Professor Gary A. Rendsburg Ph.D. New York University

Length: 12 hrs and 21 mins

Original Recording

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
511

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
457

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
454

Whether complete or only fragmentary, the 930 extant Dead Sea Scrolls irrevocably altered how we look at and understand the foundations of faith and religious practice. Now you can get a comprehensive introduction to this unique series of archaeological documents, and to scholars' evolving understanding of their authorship and significance, with these 24 lectures. Learn what the scrolls are, what they contain, and how the insights they offered into religious and ancient history came into focus.

4 out of 5 stars

A comprehensive overview of the Qumran Scrolls

By
Jacobus
on
09-25-13

Pimp

The Story of My Life

By:
Iceberg Slim

Narrated by:
Cary Hite

Length: 11 hrs and 19 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
1,284

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
1,118

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
1,113

A blueprint. A bible. What Sun Tzu’s
Art of War was to ancient China,
Pimp is to the streets. As real as you can get without jumping in, this is the story of Iceberg Slim’s life as he saw, felt, tasted, and smelled it. It is a trip through hell by the one man who lived to tell the tale—the dangers of jail, addiction, and death that are still all too familiar for today’s black community. By telling the story of one man’s struggles and triumphs in an underground world, Pimp shows us the game doesn’t change; it just has a different swagger.

5 out of 5 stars

Excellent Urban Literature

By
Darrell
on
11-01-12

The Dispossessed

A Novel

By:
Ursula K. Le Guin

Narrated by:
Don Leslie

Length: 13 hrs and 24 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4 out of 5 stars
1,241

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
1,094

Story

4 out of 5 stars
1,102

Shevek, a brilliant physicist, decides to take action. He will seek answers, question the unquestionable, and attempt to tear down the walls of hatred that have isolated his planet of anarchists from the rest of the civilized universe. To do this dangerous task will mean giving up his family and possibly his life. Shevek must make the unprecedented journey to the utopian mother planet, Anarres, to challenge the complex structures of life and living, and ignite the fires of change.

5 out of 5 stars

One of my favorite novels of all time

By
Isaac
on
10-09-10

Publisher's Summary

The Story of My Life is the explosive and exhilarating autobiography by the infamous libertine Giacomo Casanova. Intense and scandalous, Casanova's extraordinary adventures take the listener on an incredible voyage across 18th-century Europe - from France to Russia, Poland to Spain and Turkey to Germany, with Venice at their heart.

He falls madly in love, has wild flings and delirious orgies, and encounters some of the most brilliant figures of his time, including Catherine the Great, Louis XV and Benjamin Franklin. He holds a verbal dual with Voltaire, a pistol duel with a Polish noble, and finds himself hauled before the court multiple times, including in London, where the judge in question turns out to be none other than Henry Fielding (The History of Tom Jones, A Foundling). His appetite for life is voracious; for him, a life lived close to the precipice is the only life worth living.

The book is divided into six sections. Volume One contains the first two sections: "Venetian Years" and "To Paris and Prison''. Translation by Arthur Machen